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Excalibur

Blade Battery

Blind Gun Platform

Frame
Excalibur
Forma
4
Playstyle
Helminth
Replace 3 (Roar / Nourish / Eclipse)

Gun Excalibur - Radial Blind softens while a Helminth buffs weapons. Exalted Blade optional.

Alternative builds

Build dossier · Blade Battery

4 Forma

Loadout

Aura + Exilus on top, then eight general slots in two rows of four.

-7

Corrosive Projection

Enemies lose -18% Armor

9

Power Drift

+15% Ability Strength · +30% Chance to Resist Knockdown

16

Blind Rage

+99% Ability Strength · -55% Ability Efficiency

16

Transient Fortitude

+55% Ability Strength · -27.5% Ability Duration

14

Primed Continuity

+55% Ability Duration

14

Stretch

+82.5% Ability Range

14

Primed Flow

+185% Energy Max

12

Adaptation

When Damaged: · +10% Resistance to that Damage Type for 20s. Stacks up to 90%.

12

Rolling Guard

On Dodge: · Become invulnerable for 3s and remove all Status Effects. 7s cooldown.

16

Umbral Intensify

+44% Ability Strength · +11% Tau Resistance

Arcanes

Recommended pair first, then flexible swaps.

RecommendedMolt AugmentedWarframe · RareStrengthRecommendedArcane CrepuscularWarframe · RareGun flex
Arcane EnergizeWarframe · LegendaryAlt

Arsenal

Playstyle

Helminth over Exalted or Javelin — Blind/Howl CC while a weapon buff and guns clear. Chromatic Blade optional if you keep Exalted as panic.

Passive abilities

Swordsmanship passive boosts melee. Exalted Blade is the kit — Chromatic Blade sets its damage type from emissive color and spikes status chance.

Active abilities

  • 1 Slash Dash — Dash through packs with Slash status and brief invulnerability. Surging Dash feeds combo.
  • 2 Radial Blind — Blind for open finishers. Radiant Finish multiplies finisher damage.
  • 3 Radial Javelin — Slash javelins / Furious Javelin melee buff. Common Wrathful Advance Helminth slot.
  • 4 Exalted Blade — Exalted sword + energy waves. Chromatic Blade is the modern damage augment.
  • Helminth over Radial Javelin or Exalted Blade (Roar / Nourish / Eclipse). Keep Blind/Howl.

Mod breakdown

Strength / Duration

Buff potency and Blind/Howl uptime.

Aura / Exilus

Archon shards

  • Strength
  • Duration
  • Casting Speed

Helminth

Roar / Nourish for guns. Keep Blind/Howl for soft CC.

Mission Usefulness

  • Steel Path Survival / Defense / Disruption

    Strong

    Blind / Howl CC + Helminth gun buff — Exalted optional.

  • Mobile Defense / Excavation

    Excellent

    Point-hold with Blind and gun clear.

  • Exterminate / Capture Speed Runs

    Excellent

    Skip Exalted swaps — shoot under Blind.

  • Spy / Rescue / Nightmare

    Situational

    Blind helps Spy-adjacent; not a stealth main.

  • Open World / Bounties

    Strong

    Guns cover travel.

  • Long-Range Gunplay / Eidolon-Style Content

    Situational

    Better than Exalted if your guns reach.